How it's made

John is obsessed with the show called "How's it made." The show takes you through how a few different things are made. John loves it. He would watch it for hours (if we let him). Today there is a marathon on the Science Channel. This is where I found him. 

Science Project

John's class is learning about solids, liquids and gases. On Monday each kid in his class was to wrap up a solid, liquid or a gas and then present facts to the class about their object. The other kids then get the opportunity to guess what the object was. John and Daddy filled a balloon with carbon dioxide made from mixing vinegar and baking soda. And John carried the balloon in a box to school. Monday morning, John was very nervous about standing in front of his class and presenting his project. When I picked him up from school he was so proud. He was one of the first to present his object and none of his classmates guessed what it was. Today he told me, "Everyone finished presenting today and it was just me and Maya that had gases. Everyone else has solids. Some people did liquids." He was so proud that he had something different. 

Friction

Tonight at dinner, John taught me all about friction. He said "You know gravity holds us down. Friction stops us from sliding all over the place. Without gravity we would be flying. But friction is really important. Imagine a room that has carpet on one side and no carpet on the other. The carpet makes friction so we don't fall. But we can slide on the floor with no carpet. Cause there's no friction. See easy peasy!"

The Experiment

John had a Mad Science class on Tuesday. When I picked him up he questioned me, "Mom did you get the stuff in my cubby? The stuff from Mad Science?" I explained to him that I didn't see any stuff in his cubby. "But I know we got stuff that grows!" We we didn't get it in Tuesday or Wednesday. Finally on Thursday John brought home a fish and a turtle. He was so excited. "We got to put them in water and then they grow super big!" We put them in water last night.

This morning I was having a hard time waking up John. I said, you know we need to check on our experiment and he jumped out of bed. "Ok, but I don't have to get changed first." His logic did not work with me, and I made him get changed first. We found the turtle and fish in their bowls in the kitchen. "They got so big! They are going to get even bigger. We need bigger bowls!" While the fish and turtle got bigger, they do not need a bigger bowl. I think they are as big as they are going to get. John still thinks "they are going to get super big!"